Summer Green Apples

Xu Jiyang: [? Your stepmother's daughter is here so soon?]

Chi Sui: [Hmm.]

Xu Jiyang: [They're definitely here to steal your inheritance, poor Sui Sui.]

Li Junyu: [Uncle Chi wouldn't be so confused as to say something like that, would he?]

Xu Jiyang: [You underestimated the power of a honey trap.]

Chi Sui stood up irritably and opened the window.

He stared at the cherry blossom tree in the yard, seething with anger.

If it had been a boy, he wouldn't be feeling so frustrated now.

But she happened to be a young girl.

He looked thin and frail, his legs were even thinner than his arms.

Even saying something harsh sounds like bullying.

Young Master Chi stared at the cherry blossom tree branches for a long time before deciding to ignore the person.

……

The next day was Saturday.

Ji Xi woke up very early.

She drew back the curtains and peeked out. A light drizzle was falling outside. She had heard the sound of raindrops when she woke up in the middle of the night, and she was right.

Ji Xiwen quickly tidied herself up and went to check out the dressing room.

Ji Rong prepared a lot of clothes for her, a dazzling array.

Ji Xiwen stared at the clothes for a long time, then returned to the bedroom, took out a set of old clothes from her suitcase and changed into them.

She cautiously went to Ji Rong's bedroom, knocked on the door, but no one answered.

I guess he's still asleep.

Afraid of disturbing Ji Rong's rest, Ji Xiwen turned and left.

When she encountered the maid cleaning the dust on the stairs, she asked her about it. The maid replied, "Ms. Ji usually sleeps until the afternoon on Saturdays."

Ji Rong has a low level of education. When she was young, she had a big fight with her parents, refused the marriage arranged by them, and went out to work on her own.

Over the years, I've worked as a cashier and a waiter, and finally as a salesperson in a bar for fifteen years. Recently, I was promoted to sales manager.

Although the pay is good, the workdays are very busy, and the work hours are reversed.

I make sure to catch up on sleep every weekend.

Ji Xiwen nodded: "Okay, thank you."

She was a little hungry, so she turned around and went to the kitchen, but the kitchen was empty.

Ji Xiwen hesitated for a long time, but without the host's permission, she was still too embarrassed to go to the refrigerator to find something to eat.

……

She changed her shoes and prepared to go out to buy something to eat.

The environment here is quiet and the neighborhood is exceptionally peaceful, with only a few people wearing headphones and sportswear running and exercising.

Ji Xiwen was unfamiliar with the area and circled around several times before finally exiting the residential compound. There was only one beef noodle shop outside the compound, with a sign that said it would open at 10 a.m.

In the end, they had no choice but to turn back.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I almost bumped into someone.

Ji Xiwen quickly raised her head.

The boy wore a sleeveless T-shirt, his black hair was wet, as if he had just washed up, his forearms were thin and long, his wrists were bony, and his skin had a jade-like whiteness.

He looked somewhat sleepy, as if he hadn't quite caught up. He lowered his eyes listlessly, his pupils dark and the long, narrow corners of his eyes giving him a slightly frivolous look.

Remembering the undisguised annoyance in Chi Sui's eyes last night, Ji Xiwen lowered her head, intending to avoid him.

"Excuse me."

After saying this, Ji Xiwen turned around and walked around the pond.

Chi Sui clicked his tongue and turned his head away. "Where have you been?"

Ji Xiwen stopped where she was. "I'm a little hungry and want to go outside to buy something to eat, but I don't know the way very well."

Perhaps because Chi Sui had taken the initiative to ask, she gained a little courage and mustered up the courage to ask, "Can I go to the refrigerator and get something to eat?"

"..."

Chi finally turned his priceless head around.

He stared at the little girl a few steps away.

She wore a simple white T-shirt and denim shorts, her long legs were so white they were almost blinding.

She seemed a little embarrassed, and when she noticed Chi Sui's gaze, she raised her hand and pretended to rub her earlobe.

Seeing that the young master remained silent for a long time, Ji Xiwen thought for a moment and added, "If it doesn't work, then forget it."

Chi Sui: "..."

I don't know why, but I have this strange feeling that I'm being bullied.

He stared at Ji Xiwen with an unpredictable expression.

Ji Xiwen looked at him for two seconds and then looked away shyly.

She was quite unhappy last night when Chi Sui scolded her and Ji Rong.

Upon hearing that Chi Kai was unaware of her move-in, her initial displeasure was quickly replaced by guilt.

Because she was originally an outsider.

This is Chi Sui's home.

She wouldn't be happy if a stranger came to her house without saying hello.

Little did she know that her current appearance was no different from feigning pitifulness in Chi Sui's eyes.

Turns out she's a manipulative woman.

Her acting was just terrible.

He gritted his teeth and coldly tossed out, "Eat whatever you want, the whole fridge is yours."

……

"boom--"

With a loud slam of the door shut.

Ji Xiwen blinked.

This person doesn't seem... that bad.

……

City Library.

After the three met, Chi put down his backpack, tore open the yogurt straw bag, inserted it, and took a sip.

Across from me, Li Junyu was counting the test papers for today.

While eating his bread, Xu Jiyang asked in a low voice, "How is it? How is it?"

"What, how is it?"

Chi asked vaguely, biting on the straw.

"What does your adopted sister look like?" Xu Jiyang asked.

Chi Sui really wanted to call him an ugly monster.

But when I thought of the girl with snow-white skin, pure and beautiful, under the moonlight and lamplight last night, I just couldn't bring myself to say "ugly monster."

Although Young Master Chi has never liked anyone in his life, he does have an ideal type.

I love those pure and innocent young beauties.

This cheap little sister of his, unfortunately, has every feature that he likes.

If she hadn't been brought by Ji Rong, Chi Sui might have impulsively asked for her contact information.

The young master's expression changed inscrutablely. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "What does it matter to you what I look like? Go do your homework. I wonder who got a score of 120-something on their final math test. If I were you, I would have jumped off a building."

"I got 129! I was just one point away from breaking the 130 mark. Besides, I broke up with my boyfriend during those days of the exam, didn't you know that?"

Xu Jiyang was furious.

"Keep making excuses for your food."

Chi Sui coldly mocked.

Xu Jiyang clutched his chest, muted his microphone, and went to work on his homework.

After finishing a carton of yogurt, Chi took out a pen, randomly picked a test paper, gathered his thoughts, and went to do the questions.

……

Ji Xiwen also spent the whole morning working on the problems.

At 2 p.m., Ji Rong finally woke up, yawning as she went downstairs in her pajamas.

Finding Ji Xiwen doing her homework in the living room, she asked in surprise, "Xixi, why aren't you doing your homework in your room? Are you not used to it?"

"no."

Ji Xiwen stood up and shook her head. "I have something I want to ask you."

Ji Rong sat down on the sofa. She was wearing sandals, and her toenails, painted with bright red nail polish, made her skin look even whiter.

She poured herself a glass of warm water, took two sips, and said, "Go ahead."